TY - JOUR
T1 - Hospital-acquired legionnaires disease in a university hospital: Impact of the copper-silver ionization system
AU - Mòdol, Josep
AU - Sabrià, Miquel
AU - Reynaga, Esteban
AU - Pedro-Botet, Maria L.
AU - Sopena, Nieves
AU - Tudela, Pere
AU - Casas, Irma
AU - Rey-Joly, Celestino
PY - 2007/1/15
Y1 - 2007/1/15
N2 - We evaluated the impact of the copper-silver ionization system in a hospital where hyperendemic nosocomial legionellosis and was present and all previous disinfection measures had failed. After implementation of the copper-silver ionization system, environmental colonization with Legionella species decreased significantly, and the incidence of nosocomial legionellosis decreased dramatically, from 2.45 to 0.18 cases per 1000 patient discharges. © 2006 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
AB - We evaluated the impact of the copper-silver ionization system in a hospital where hyperendemic nosocomial legionellosis and was present and all previous disinfection measures had failed. After implementation of the copper-silver ionization system, environmental colonization with Legionella species decreased significantly, and the incidence of nosocomial legionellosis decreased dramatically, from 2.45 to 0.18 cases per 1000 patient discharges. © 2006 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1086/510430
DO - 10.1086/510430
M3 - Article
VL - 44
SP - 263
EP - 265
JO - Clinical Infectious Diseases
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
SN - 1058-4838
IS - 2
ER -